Friday, October 24, 2008

MAGH CM-II NATURAL DRAFT WOODGAS STOVE

MAGH CM-II WOODGAS STOVEMagh CM-II natural draft woodgas stove is a very low-cost stove for heating and generating charcoal. It can also be described as a mini-charcoal making metal kiln. Instead of incinerating biomass generated from home gardens / any other dry combustible material generated as household waste usually throwing into the garbage bin, can be used here. The leaf litter, dry twigs / sticks, chips of wood, wood shavings, etc. are very much suitable.

The steps involved are Put the biomass into the combustion chamberLit the biomass from topUse the heat for heating water, cooking, etc. At the end shut the primary air by closing the shutterCover the stove with a lidLet it cool for some timeTurn the stove sideways for unloading the charcoal producedSprinkle water for retrieving the charcoal (this is a faster procedure for retrieving the charcoal).

This is under testing presently, suggestions would be of great help in improving the design. The cost of each stove is less than $2 (USD).